Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-08-25
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

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StIurgis, as a reserve bank.
The body Of James o'Haire. drown
ed at Huron was taken to his parents
in Wisconsin.
DeIbert Buzzell, IL years old. was
accidentally shot in the face and head
and killed by Bruce Merry, 5 years
old, 20 miles south OF West City.
Grading has begnn on the Sioux
Falls ends OF both the Hliaois Central
and Duluth, Willmar & Sioux Falls
railways.
VIM. kellogg. q Sioux Falls wife
beater was sentenced to work out q
term on the chain gang.
At NJ andan. in the trial OF the
Indian boy fighter for the murder OF
the white boy Whitmer, last October,
the jury returned a verdict OF not
guilty.
o. C. Tiecen. one of Fargo's Oldest
citizens, aged eighty-three, died recent
ly. He emigrated from Norway to
Madison. Wis, forty-one years ago,
and is said to be one of the first set
tiers OF that nationality.
A terrific hail storm passed over the
Tray farm, six miles east OF Dawson.
The hail stones were as large as hick-
DRY nuts. All the windows in the de-
pot were broken, small buildings were
overturned, q barn was blown off it's
foundation.
At Faulkton, Dakota after a three
days trial before Justice Mace, Ben
A. Thompson was held to the next
grand jury on the charge OF assaulting
I'd. o, and Sarah Hillman.
Burglars effected entranceinto three
hotels and several stores at Redield.
One travelling man lost about S1.5O0,
including money and notes. Others
lost sums OF money, mileage tickets,
clothing and other articles.
Tile Manit oba engineers have locat-
ted the depot at Huron.
1t has been discovered that the
medical examiner law, under which a
Iull board was appointed, was defeat
ed in the council and is consequently
no law at all. The council journal
| shows this. Auditor Ward has very
| sensibly Cancelled his warrant paying
| Examiner Harris out of the Yankton
hospital fund.
A Dispatch from Faulkton says:
The final survey Of the Pierre, Duluth
& Black Hills railway in being made.
The surveyors are camped near
Faulkton, on their way from Aberdeen
to Pierre. Little or no difficulty has
oeen experienced in procuring right OF
way from Aberdeen to this place, a
distance OF forty-six miles. The dis
lance from Aberdeen to Pierre is
about one hundred and twenty-five
miles. 1t is expected that the line
will be graded to Faulkton this fall,
and possible to Pierre.
A dispatch from Washington Springs
says: Wheat is yielding nearly or
quite twenty bushels per acre, and the
late rains have put corn in shape to
turn out fifty bushels per acre. Grass
is simply wonderful, the yield ~beingthe
largest since the settlement OF this
comfy. Mlllet is a very heavy crop.
and will yield throughout the county
three tons per acre. Stock is in excel
lieut. condition, with an abundant
pasture for the fall.
At Sioux Falls, w. H. Potter, a
subscription solicitor for the Carter
Bros publishing house, was bound
over to await the action OF the grand
Jury on the charge OF forgery and
larceny. From the evidence it APP
pears that he forged an order for o
school apportionment order for $50
and i~mpersonated another party in
order to srcure the money. He then
committed forgery at the Fairview
p~ostoffice to secure a registered letter.
Excitement prevails throughout the
south point OF the Washington hills
over the discovery of what promises
to be a very rich find of silver
sand. There is no question as to the
quality-it is pure, and it is believed
to underlie this whole country. 1t
was found on q sand bank on the
place of Thomas Mitchell, one mile
west of Washington Springs.
Iroquois has raised $4,000 towards
building a Touring mill at that place.
The Masons OF Deadwood have pur.
chased a SO. 900 lot and will erect a
$4,000 temple thereon.
A Brookings man bought a tree
claim for $500 this spring, three miles
from town, on which be has already
cut 300 tons OF hay, for which he
has been offered 81 per tor.
Lee Wah, a Chinese lsundryman.
after a residence OF eighteen years in
the United States, has taken out nat
uralization papers at Faulkton.
Rev. +. B. Nash, o fFargo. has been
appointed chaplain of the first Dako-
ia regiment.
George c. Min, the tragedian, has
been playing at Grand Forks and
other places.
A petition has been put in circula-
ton at Deadwook asking for a so per
cent. reduction in the telephone rates
now charged, and as far as circulated
has b,cen signed by nearly every sub
Scriber. each signer agreeingto discon-
| tinue the use of Instruments entirely
unless the reduction be granted.
Fosdick & TIlIotson, pioneer cloth
iers OF Mitchell. have assigned for the
benefit of creditors. The assets canal
the liabilities, and the firm expects to
make n satisfactory settlement and
continue business.
The territorial W. c. IT. U. conven-
ton will be held September 8 to ID
i~nc;usively, at Huron. Mrs. Mary A.
Woodbridge. national recording secre-
tary will be in attendance, as also
Mrs. Mary Balch OF Indiana. who is
already in the territory in tile interest
OF the work.
Intelligence comes from Woonsocket
that the burglars who operated there
the other night were captured at
Letchcr.
A DuInth grain firm is preparing to
build a mammoth grain house on the
Northwestern track in Aberdeen.
Railway Commissioner Griggs says
that before long all the warehouses
and elevators in Dakota will take out
licenses and give bonds Tor the stor-
| ing of grain. He considered it a pro-